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Definition of Fleck
1. Noun. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole. "A bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Generic synonyms: Fragment
Specialized synonyms: Matchwood, Exfoliation, Scale, Scurf, Scurf, Sliver, Splinter
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chip, Flake, Flakey, Flaky
2. Verb. Make a spot or mark onto. "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Related verbs: Stain
Generic synonyms: Change Surface
Specialized synonyms: Splotch, Defile, Maculate, Stain, Sully, Tarnish, Bespeckle, Speckle, Bespatter, Spatter
Derivative terms: Blob, Blot, Spot, Spotting
3. Noun. A small contrasting part of something. "A fleck of red"
Generic synonyms: Marking
Specialized synonyms: Pinpoint, Speck, Nebula, Splash, Fret, Worn Spot, Plaque, Macula, Macule, Mock Sun, Parhelion, Sundog, Macula, Sunspot, Facula, Facula
Derivative terms: Dapple, Patch, Patchy, Speckle, Speckle, Spot
Definition of Fleck
1. n. A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.
2. n. A spot; a streak; a speckle.
3. v. t. To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.
Definition of Fleck
1. Noun. A flake ¹
2. Noun. A lock, as of wool. ¹
3. Noun. A small spot or streak; a speckle. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To mark with small spots ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fleck
1. to mark with flecks (tiny streaks or spots) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleck
Literary usage of Fleck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mathematische Annalenby Carl Neumann, Otto Blumenthal, Bartel Leendert Waerden, Adolph Mayer, David Hilbert, Alfred Clebsch, Albert Einstein, Constantin Carath�eodory, Erich Hecke, Felix Klein, Heinrich Behnke by Carl Neumann, Otto Blumenthal, Bartel Leendert Waerden, Adolph Mayer, David Hilbert, Alfred Clebsch, Albert Einstein, Constantin Carath�eodory, Erich Hecke, Felix Klein, Heinrich Behnke (1907)
"(Mit l Figur im Text) Über die Darstellung ganzer Zahlen als Summen von sechsten
Potenzen ganzer Zahlen. Von Albert fleck in Berlin. ..."
2. Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope [1828-1849] by James L. Buchanan, William Menzies (1870)
"The estate of fleck had, on the 31st October, 1833, been ISM. placed under
sequestration by a Judge at chambers, in N^_i2- terms of the 12th section of ..."
3. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War by Louis Raemaekers (1919)
"William to General von fleck: "We must save these beautiful things from destruction
and ... General von fleck, the Commander of the 17th German Army Corps, ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"BY HERMANN fleck. Received May 8, IBs*. THE quantitative estimation of trimethylamine
in presence of ammonia is, I believe not mentioned in the literature, ..."
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